This Italian film (dubbed in English) from 1951 stars Ermanno Randi and a young Gina Lollobrigida, and chronicles the life of the iconic Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (Randi) from his impoverished beginnings in Naples to his rise to international fame and fortune. Encouraged by his mother (Mária Tasnádi Fekete) young Caruso (Maurizio Di Nardo) found work as a street singer in Naples and performed at cafes and soirées, finally earning enough money to buy his first pair of shoes at the age of 18. At 22 he made his operatic debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples; La Scala would soon be calling. The disc also contains newsreel footage of Caruso's funeral and rare opera recordings from 1910.